PALESTINE – Israeli airstrikes in Gaza early Saturday have killed at least 24 Palestinians as Israel increases airstrikes on southern Gaza. Israel has stepped up its attacks using both air assaults and direct gunfire.
Twelve people, including four members of a single family, were killed and over 40 others wounded in Israeli shelling that targeted tents sheltering displaced Palestinians west of Khan Younis.
Seven more Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house sheltering displaced people west of Gaza City.
Separately, five Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces near an aid distribution center west of Rafah. Several others were injured.
The total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire while trying to access humanitarian aid since May 27 has risen to 115, with more than 580 wounded and nine still missing, according to a tally by Anadolu based on Palestinian sources.
On Friday, the first day of Eid al-Adha alone, 33 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes and shelling across several areas of the Gaza Strip.
This is the fourth Eid for Gazans since Israel launched its war, which has killed nearly 54,700 Palestinians, created famine conditions, and rendered the enclave uninhabitable.